Archives for
August 2009

Ordinary soap is for n00bs, people! What you need to prove your geek cred in all matters personal-hygiene is iPhone soap, with its realistic iPhone shape and buttons. What's more, the hazelnut (or vanilla) scented soap is infused with shea butter for...

Should sex offenders be allowed to use Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn, MySpace and other social networking sites? Illinois Governor Pat Quinn (pictured) thinks not, and this week signed into law a bill that bans all registered sex offenders in his state...

Can't wait to get your hands on Microsoft's upcoming Zune HD, with HD radio, wireless sync, a 16:9 OLED display, multi-touch, 10 hours of HD video storage and HD video-out? The waiting is almost over. Microsoft announced today that the device will be...

If you receive a Facebook mail today with the subject line "CoooL Video", don't click the link. We're getting reports of a Facebook scam which causes infected users to unknowingly send out Facebook mails to their friends containing that subject line....

It’s a big weekend for golf fans: the last major of the year, the PGA Championship. For those of us stuck at work today and tomorrow, the PGA has launched a fantastic live video stream, complete with Twitter, Facebook, and MySpace integration. Simila...

DISCLAIMER: As some of you have pointed out in the comments, downloading personal copies of YouTube videos is not supported by the YouTube Terms of Service, which states: "You may access User Submissions for your information and personal use solely a...

Microsoft is finally releasing Outlook for Mac, announcing today that starting next year, the popular email application will replace Entourage inside the Microsoft Office Suite. For now though, Entourage lives on, with a new Web Services Edition, "so...

Retweeting, as we've highlighted previously (see HOW TO: Retweet on Twitter), has become a handy way to share content on the web. If you find an interesting Tweet, retweeting helps spread that content to your own Twitter network. But what are the mec...

For business users of the iPhone, email is crucial. The computer in your pocket is only as good as its ability to help you conduct business on the run. As such, fast and efficient email search can mean the difference between finding an important yet ...

According to AllThingsD, Apple is planning a keynote event the week of September 7th, a time the company has traditionally used to unveil new products. Although it's still unclear whether that event will include an Apple Tablet announcement, another ...

Here’s an idea the Associated Press should’ve had long ago: use the collective link juice of the hundreds of publications to which it syndicates news to give AP owned pages a major boost in search engine rankings. Apparently, the AP has finally figur...

Whether you love to cook, or just love to eat, there are plenty of great foodies on Twitter that you can follow. From celebrity foodies you'll recognize from TV to professional chefs, bloggers, and restaurant critics, many food lovers are tapping int...

Wolfram Alpha, the "knowledge engine" that helps you find specific factual information in ways that Google can't, has fallen out of the headlines somewhat after its initial launch. Nonetheless, we've found the service to be intriguing, and in recent ...

Yesterday, we reported on the firestorm that erupted when popular BlackBerry client UberTwitter added advertisements to its application. The move caught many users off guard (including myself), as it came in conjunction with a new version of the app....

We thought that online video usage growing by 53 percent was impressive back in May. New numbers released today from Nielsen really put that growth into perspective though. According to the information and media company, online video usage continued ...

Something interesting was brought to our attention today: a set of cryptic Twitter updates coming from YouTube. A few hours ago, the web video giant tweeted out the following: "We’ve got a special film debuting on YouTube tonight at 9pm PT. Follow ou...

UPDATE: For details on Project Retweet, please see PROJECT RETWEET: Twitter’s Plan to Officially Support Retweeting - Twitter just announced "Project Retweet", on both its blog and on the developer API group. Specifically, they're launching phase one...

Things just keep getting worse for Microsoft. Yesterday it became public knowledge that the desktop software giant had not only been sued for patent infringement by i4i, but that they were ordered to pay over $290 million, and will have 60 days to co...

Moments ago, Twitter announced Project Retweet, a plan to make the retweet a natively-supported feature of the microblogging platform. Retweeting, for those who are not familiar, is the practice of sharing interesting links and tweets on Twitter by a...

We've covered the online music community Bandsintown a few times before, and today sees the launch of a major new feature set for the site. Now featuring Twitter, last.fm and Pandora integration, Bandsintown offers a powerful yet easy-to-use suite of...

Qik, the live mobile video service, is available on a wide range of phones: Nokia smartphones, BlackBerries, HTC phones, Samsung, Motorola, Android phones, and more. But that list is missing one: the iPhone. Since the iPhone 3G didn't support video, ...

FriendFeed is now the property of Facebook. The team got a nice $47.5 million payday for its troubles. The team is even moving to Facebook headquarters really soon. A lot of people expect the FriendFeed site to disappear in the future, so would you r...

Today's big news is that Twitter has just announced phase one of Project Retweet, their program to formalize the retweeting movement on Twitter. They're opening up the flood gates so that developers can tap into the four new APIs and update their app...

News just broke that Michael Vick, formerly of the Atlanta Falcons until he was found guilty on dogfighting charges in 2007, has just signed with the Philadelphia Eagles. Chris Mortensen of ESPN is reporting that Vick's agent, Joel Segal, confirmed t...

Two weeks ago, Mozilla announced a major milestone for its Firefox web browser: one billion downloads. They even launched OneBillionPlusYou.com to mark the occasion and demonstrate just how large one billion really is. Not everyone's in awe of the nu...

There are hundreds, if not thousands, of URL shorteners available, ranging from Bit.ly to really odd ones such as Bacn.me (we've actually highlighted some of the weirdest URL shorteners in the past). However, one sent to us today has a twist of bibli...

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